Amadeus rocked, but not forever...

Travel provider assesses effects of 11 September...

Amadeus, the IT provider behind over 3,000 travel websites, has reported a major drop in profits for its third quarter but insisted the travel business was looking up. The firm reported profits down 33 per cent to E17.2m (£10.6m). However, while business was down 28 per cent in the immediate aftermath of the terrorists attacks of 11 September, October's activity was only 16 per cent down compared to 2000.